Lesson Stories - Time Honored

Daniel Long Soldier’s illustrations give power to the words of this exceptional book.

The story of Amikoonse, the little beaver, who discovers a world beyond that he has always known.

The story of Antelope Woman reminds us why we must always respect the antelope as we respect all things great and small.

Typical of traditional stories, this one both explains natural phenomenon and describes appropriate behavior for being a good person.

These stories are a treasure to be treated carefully and lovingly, taken out at the right time and then put away to rest until it is time to take them out again.

Each spring, a water monster comes out of the lake to steal Thunderbird’s chicks. So Thunderbird snatches up a human hunter to help her foil the monster.

This beautiful little book is a companion to the Sechelt stories—Mayuk, the Grizzly Bear, How the Robin Got Its Red Breast, and Salmon Boy — and is just as evocative.

Traditional telling of a portion of the Tamaya Pueblo creation story.

Coyote, the trickster, the selfish individualist, teaching us how not to behave.

Coyote stories that impart valuable lessons to little ones about how not to be.

Here are 14 stories about Coyote, originally prepared at Rough Rock Community School in Chinle, Arizona.

Includes a CD-ROM allowing readers to see and hear this story in the English and Tłįchǫ language.

When a little boy has trouble sleeping at night, he realizes that the caribou spirit is so strong in him that he can no longer remain a human.

Stands alongside such classic Maya literary artifacts as Popol Vuh and Chilam Balam but has been preserved only through oral tradition.

Includes a CD-ROM allowing readers to see and hear this story in the English and Tłįchǫ language.

With Hopi text alongside the English, this little story demonstrates that size does not always equal power.

This traditional Cherokee story is beautifully written, and Emerson’s illustrations of the animals are impressive.

Traditional stories of the kind that Diné grandfathers tell their grandchildren.

Showcases never before told stories of remarkable Salish women.

Told at the seventh grade reading level, this story challenges readers to think about what it took to survive without modern conveniences.